Robin Williams Quotes
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The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'
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When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?'
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A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills - no, no. They'd make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while.
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The improv, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does, it's like open-field running.
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We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.
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Carpe per diem - seize the check.
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I left school and couldn't find acting work, so I started going to clubs where you could do stand-up. I've always improvised, and stand-up was this great release. All of a sudden, it was just me and the audience.
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I loved school, maybe too much, really. I was summa cum laude in high school. I was driven that way.
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You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
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You'll notice that Nancy Reagan never drinks water when Ronnie speaks.
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There are three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer.
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Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party.
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The things we fear the most have already happened to us.
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We've had cloning in the South for years. It's called cousins.
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When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?
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I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process.
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Acting is different from stand-up. It gives you this ability to enter into another character, to create another person.
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You have this idea that you'd better keep working otherwise people will forget. And that was dangerous.
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A lot of vets like 'Good Morning Vietnam' - I get great letters from guys.
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There’s a world out there. Open a window, and it’s there.
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The 'Aladdin' thing - that's not work; that's just fun. Three days in the recording studio going mad, then the animators do all the work. Not a bad way to cash a large check, my friend.
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Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.
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Stop being afraid of getting older. With age comes wisdom and confidence.
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Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.